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not. I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho.
SIDE NOTE: Okay, this new side note should be short. Unlike last time. But the story, if I've worked it out correctly, should be longer. And it also should be more interesting. Hopefully. Enjoy.
"Genkai- baasan, have you seen Hiei at all?" Yukina had entered Genkai's library once the party was over, knowing the elderly woman's secret haven all too well. Hiei had left so suddenly and she had felt bad, wondering if they had been a bit too rambunctious in getting him to join the party.
Just as she'd thought... Genkai was curled up in an armchair with a book on fencing. The red cover lowered for a moment to reveal the older woman's thoughtful face. "As a matter of fact, I think I have... yes. He came in here a while ago." She chuckled. "Goodness... soon everyone will know about this library."
"Hiei didn't seem upset to you, did he?" Yukina asked hopefully.
Genkai smiled. "Not to worry, my dear. He had the same expression on his face that he always does; the look of annoyance. However, I do think you may have shaken him up a bit. You must remember that things must be taken slow with him. If you make him have too much fun all at once, he'll try to hide."
Yukina nodded. "I understand. I didn't mean to scare him. I just wanted him to feel happy on his birthday."
"You should worry about your own happiness more often. It's your birthday as well."
"I know. But since you've seen Hiei, do you remember where he went?"
"I assume somewhere quiet. One does prefer a quiet place when reading."
Yukina blinked in surprise. "Reading? Did Hiei take a book from here?"
"I gave it to him. He seemed interested in it, and I never read it anymore, anyway," as she said this, Genkai went back to her own book. "You shouldn't worry so much. I'm certain Hiei won't blame you. He knows how much you care, and I think HE cares more than he lets on." Genkai paused and glanced up at the still worried ice apparition. "Come on, girl, grab a book and join me. You should learn to relax."
Yukina sighed. "I suppose you're right, Genkai- baasan." She smiled. "Do you still have that one on gardening? I've taken quite an interest in planting flowers."
"Top shelf on the right."
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"Hiei, please, I want to go to bed!"
"One more page, kitsune!"
"You said that an hour ago!" Kurama snatched the book from Hiei's hands and looked it over. "Hiei! This is the same exact page you were reading an hour ago! You can't possibly be THAT slow of a reader!"
Hiei let out a threatening snarl, indicating that he wanted his book back, and FAST. "I was TRYING to figure something out!"
Kurama held the book out of Hiei's reach. "What EXACTLY are you trying to figure out?"
"If you READ the PAGE, kitsune, you'd KNOW what I'm trying to figure out!" Hiei spat through clenched teeth.
Holding back the small demon with one hand, Kurama ran his eyes over the page. When he'd finished, he gave a slightly miffed Hiei his book. "I see. You're trying to figure out where this Dragon Realm is?"
"I can't resist a challenge that no one else could complete..." Hiei's eyes flickered dangerously. Kurama chuckled.
"I know that one all too well. You wouldn't have tried to master the black dragon if that weren't true."
Hiei sighed in frustration. "I just KNOW there's a clue somewhere on this page... I can FEEL it! But I just can't find it..."
Kurama yawned. "Find it later. I'm tired."
"I don't WANT to find it later. Just sleep on the floor."
"That's not nice, Hiei; this is my home!" Kurama sighed in frustration. A huge wave of fury was rolling around in his chest. He was having trouble fighting it down.
"I don't care. I want to read."
That did it. "Hiei, you are my friend and I truly respect you, and I'm very sorry for this." Hiei didn't even have the chance to be puzzled before Kurama picked him up, book and all, and threw him out the now open window. The surprised fire demon immediately caught his balance on a thick tree branch, clutching his book almost protectively. He was still considerably wet by then.
"Damn kitsune... oh well. I'll go somewhere else to read."
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It was about midnight when Yusuke heard a tapping on his window. Groggily, he got up and crossed to the window to punch it, thereby knocking whatever was on his windowsill to the ground. He didn't expect it to come back and punch the window, too. Glass flew everywhere.
"What hell...?!" that woke him up. Yusuke's attention was now focused on the small, black- clad creature shaking itself dry on his bedroom floor. After a moment he realized that the small creature was Hiei. "What the hell are you dong here at this hour?! Then again, what the hell are you doing here at all?!"
"Shut up, Urameshi, you'll wake your neighbors," once Hiei was dry he stood up and planted himself in a small armchair sitting across from Yusuke's bed. He started reading that same page again, puzzling Yusuke in the process.
"Hiei, I didn't know you liked to read!"
"Just because you don't know the concept of a book doesn't mean I don't."
"Fine, be mister grouchy, see if I care..." Yusuke crossed to his window attached the extra cover he'd bought last week in case he ever broke the first one. He yawned. "So, what's the book about, anyway?" Hiei lifted the book to show Yusuke the cover. "The Dragon Realm, huh? Is there such a place?"
"According to this book. However, Genkai has told me that she's never found it."
"That's Genkai's book?"
"She gave it to me. Now be quiet. I'm trying to figure out where it is."
"Fine, fine," Yusuke yawned and crawled back under the covers of his bed. "If you ever find it Hiei, tell your black dragon I said hi."
Hiei started to roll his eyes, but then stopped as they widened. He read the page again. "Of course..."
SDIE NOTE: Well? What'd you think? Waiting for Hiei to go to the Dragon Realm? Wanna see what it's like? You'll need to wait until chapter four. ^_^ Must torture you all! ^_^ Ja! Please review (but remember, no meanie bean stuff)!
SIDE NOTE: Okay, this new side note should be short. Unlike last time. But the story, if I've worked it out correctly, should be longer. And it also should be more interesting. Hopefully. Enjoy.
"Genkai- baasan, have you seen Hiei at all?" Yukina had entered Genkai's library once the party was over, knowing the elderly woman's secret haven all too well. Hiei had left so suddenly and she had felt bad, wondering if they had been a bit too rambunctious in getting him to join the party.
Just as she'd thought... Genkai was curled up in an armchair with a book on fencing. The red cover lowered for a moment to reveal the older woman's thoughtful face. "As a matter of fact, I think I have... yes. He came in here a while ago." She chuckled. "Goodness... soon everyone will know about this library."
"Hiei didn't seem upset to you, did he?" Yukina asked hopefully.
Genkai smiled. "Not to worry, my dear. He had the same expression on his face that he always does; the look of annoyance. However, I do think you may have shaken him up a bit. You must remember that things must be taken slow with him. If you make him have too much fun all at once, he'll try to hide."
Yukina nodded. "I understand. I didn't mean to scare him. I just wanted him to feel happy on his birthday."
"You should worry about your own happiness more often. It's your birthday as well."
"I know. But since you've seen Hiei, do you remember where he went?"
"I assume somewhere quiet. One does prefer a quiet place when reading."
Yukina blinked in surprise. "Reading? Did Hiei take a book from here?"
"I gave it to him. He seemed interested in it, and I never read it anymore, anyway," as she said this, Genkai went back to her own book. "You shouldn't worry so much. I'm certain Hiei won't blame you. He knows how much you care, and I think HE cares more than he lets on." Genkai paused and glanced up at the still worried ice apparition. "Come on, girl, grab a book and join me. You should learn to relax."
Yukina sighed. "I suppose you're right, Genkai- baasan." She smiled. "Do you still have that one on gardening? I've taken quite an interest in planting flowers."
"Top shelf on the right."
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"Hiei, please, I want to go to bed!"
"One more page, kitsune!"
"You said that an hour ago!" Kurama snatched the book from Hiei's hands and looked it over. "Hiei! This is the same exact page you were reading an hour ago! You can't possibly be THAT slow of a reader!"
Hiei let out a threatening snarl, indicating that he wanted his book back, and FAST. "I was TRYING to figure something out!"
Kurama held the book out of Hiei's reach. "What EXACTLY are you trying to figure out?"
"If you READ the PAGE, kitsune, you'd KNOW what I'm trying to figure out!" Hiei spat through clenched teeth.
Holding back the small demon with one hand, Kurama ran his eyes over the page. When he'd finished, he gave a slightly miffed Hiei his book. "I see. You're trying to figure out where this Dragon Realm is?"
"I can't resist a challenge that no one else could complete..." Hiei's eyes flickered dangerously. Kurama chuckled.
"I know that one all too well. You wouldn't have tried to master the black dragon if that weren't true."
Hiei sighed in frustration. "I just KNOW there's a clue somewhere on this page... I can FEEL it! But I just can't find it..."
Kurama yawned. "Find it later. I'm tired."
"I don't WANT to find it later. Just sleep on the floor."
"That's not nice, Hiei; this is my home!" Kurama sighed in frustration. A huge wave of fury was rolling around in his chest. He was having trouble fighting it down.
"I don't care. I want to read."
That did it. "Hiei, you are my friend and I truly respect you, and I'm very sorry for this." Hiei didn't even have the chance to be puzzled before Kurama picked him up, book and all, and threw him out the now open window. The surprised fire demon immediately caught his balance on a thick tree branch, clutching his book almost protectively. He was still considerably wet by then.
"Damn kitsune... oh well. I'll go somewhere else to read."
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It was about midnight when Yusuke heard a tapping on his window. Groggily, he got up and crossed to the window to punch it, thereby knocking whatever was on his windowsill to the ground. He didn't expect it to come back and punch the window, too. Glass flew everywhere.
"What hell...?!" that woke him up. Yusuke's attention was now focused on the small, black- clad creature shaking itself dry on his bedroom floor. After a moment he realized that the small creature was Hiei. "What the hell are you dong here at this hour?! Then again, what the hell are you doing here at all?!"
"Shut up, Urameshi, you'll wake your neighbors," once Hiei was dry he stood up and planted himself in a small armchair sitting across from Yusuke's bed. He started reading that same page again, puzzling Yusuke in the process.
"Hiei, I didn't know you liked to read!"
"Just because you don't know the concept of a book doesn't mean I don't."
"Fine, be mister grouchy, see if I care..." Yusuke crossed to his window attached the extra cover he'd bought last week in case he ever broke the first one. He yawned. "So, what's the book about, anyway?" Hiei lifted the book to show Yusuke the cover. "The Dragon Realm, huh? Is there such a place?"
"According to this book. However, Genkai has told me that she's never found it."
"That's Genkai's book?"
"She gave it to me. Now be quiet. I'm trying to figure out where it is."
"Fine, fine," Yusuke yawned and crawled back under the covers of his bed. "If you ever find it Hiei, tell your black dragon I said hi."
Hiei started to roll his eyes, but then stopped as they widened. He read the page again. "Of course..."
SDIE NOTE: Well? What'd you think? Waiting for Hiei to go to the Dragon Realm? Wanna see what it's like? You'll need to wait until chapter four. ^_^ Must torture you all! ^_^ Ja! Please review (but remember, no meanie bean stuff)!